Jerzy Bereś (September 14, 1930 in New Sącz – December 25, 2012 in Kraków) was a Polish sculptor, author and performance artist.

Creativity

In his work he used artistic manifestations. His works and projects are often political and ethical statements, preaching the demand of the "creative act" on the subject. Jerzy Bereś developed his own unique style, but his practices were related:

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, although I never admit to any relationship with these trends in the arts demonstrations, calling their actions (actions, " Masses "). Beres' Art is an art symbol, a metaphor, and a metaphysics. His art is the result of a dispute with known artist of the twentieth century such as the dramatists Witkacy, Kantor and conceptual artist, Duchamp.

Artistic activity

In 1956, he completed a program in sculpture in the Academy of Fine Arts in Xawery Dunikowski. His first solo exhibition was in 1958 in the Kraków House of Artists, where he presented the sculptures: 'Lullaby', 'The Sun', 'Mother', 'Eve', 'anxiety', 'Idyll' made of plaster and reinforced concrete. His experience at this exhibition influenced his decision to halt the work he had been doing up to this point and along with it the traditional methods he learned from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Just before 1960, he created his first sculptures of wood:'Rzepicha' and 'Bart'. However, these were very realistic renderings that led the artist to turn to minimalism. Since then, his sculptures in wood have become increasingly simple and stay as close as possible to the nature of the material used. In 1960 he created work out of natural materials in the series'' hallucinations'' and ine 1967 in the series'' The Oracle''. He used field stones, hemp rope, scraps of canvas bag, leather straps (the characteristic of materials for his work). In 1968, Beres presented in Foksal Gallery in Warsaw first artistic manifestation of prophecy 'I'. It opens up a whole series of speeches that are a commentary on politics, religion, art and philosophy, in which the artist often uses his own body and the object. His work called "Masses" discusses the most important Polish problems; the '' Mass Romantic'',the ''political Mass'', and the ''Mass in Polish.''

Selected performances

*1968 -'' Prophecy'', Gallery Foksal, London *1968 -'' The Prophecy II'', Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1968 -'' Bread'', painted black, Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1972 -'' bread'' colorfully painted, Office Andrzej Partum Poetry, Warsaw *1972 - Transfiguration'' and'' Art Center, Södertälje *1973 -'' Transfiguration II'', Gallery Desa, Kraków *1973 -'' Transfiguration III Fri Altar author'', BWA,

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*1973 - Untitled, Contemporary Gallery, Warsaw *1973 -'' Bid'', Gallery Pi, Kraków *1974 -'' wooden'' pathway, Gruga Park,

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*1974 -'' a beautiful altar, the altar clean'', BWA, Wrocław *1974 -'' Face'' The Altar, Studio Gallery, London *1975 -'' reflective'' Mass, the Metal Works. Szadkowski, Kraków *1975 - The Altar'' erotic'' Coffee Club Artists, Kraków *1975 - The Altar'' laughing'' MDK Art Gallery of Labyrinth,

*1975 - Round'' honor'', Runek Old Town, Zamosc *1976 -'' Bonfire of art'', BWA, Koszalin *1976 -'' Altar sculpture'', BWA, Kraków *1976 - The Rite'' sincerity'', Gallery On The Floor boat *1976 -'' existential'' Ritual, Culture,

*1976 -'' Altar of time'', Castle Świdwin *1976 - The Rite'' philosophical'', student club, Torun *1977 -'' culture'' ritual, Riviera Club Student Repair, London *1977 -'' Life's Work'', STU Theatre Gallery, Kraków *1977 -'' art'' Mass, Club Jaszczury, Kraków *1978 -'' artist'' Monument, the way of Warcina and Kępice *1978 -'' Philosopher's Stone'',

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*1978 -'' Mass Art'', Gallery Encouragement, London *1978 -'' Mass Romantic'', Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1979 -'' philosophical'' Mass, Gallery Art-Forum, boat *1979 -'' author'' Mass, Gallery of Modern Art, "HOUSE", Wrocław *1979 -'' avant-garde'' Mass, National Outdoor Young Artists and theorists, Świeszyno *1979 -'' Work and Word'' Haus van Kapel Bewaring Amsterdam *1979 -'' Mystery'', Midland Group Gallery, Nottingham, the Academy Gallery in Liverpool, Cotes Watermill in Loughborough, Fine Art Dept. University of Technology, Wolverhampton, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Kennington Oval House in London *1979 -'' Opus'', College of Higher Education in

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, Gallery Third Eye Center, Glasgow *1980 -'' dialogue'' with Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish Artists Union Gallery "Prism", Kraków *1980 -'' political'' Mass, National Outdoor Young Artists and theorists, Świeszyno *1981 -'' Clean work'', Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1981 -'' freedom'' Barrows Meetings International Artists, Scientists and theoreticians of art, Osieki *1981 -'' dialogue'' with Marcel Duchamp, Gallery BWA,

*1981 - Manifestation'' romantic'', the main square, Kraków *1981 -'' image'', Academy of Music, Kraków *1983 -'' Art and Reality'', Gallery BWA,

*1983 -'' Mass Reflection II'', Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1984 -'' Polish Mass'' Over the Moat Gallery, Wrocław *1984 -'' Lecture: The dispute over the value of the highest. And part of the'' Gallery BWA,

*1985 -'' Five outbreaks of'' Church. Divine Mercy, London *1986 -'' Lecture: The dispute over the value of the highest. II'', Gallery BWA,

*1986 -'' Picture Polish'', Gallery Dziekanka, Warsaw *1988 -'' The Prophecy II'', Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1988 -'' II dialogue with Marcel Duchamp'', Modern Art Oxford, Oxford *1988 -'' image of the Polish'', Slaughterhouse Gallery, London *1989 -'' the second presentation of the living monument. The Prophecy II'' University Gallery, Cieszyn *1989 -'' shame'', CRP,

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*1990 - Untitled, Gallery BWA,

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*1990 -'' III dispute with Marcel Duchamp'' CCA, London *1991 -'' Dispute with Ignacy Witkiewicz'' BWA, Koszalin *1991 -'' IV dispute with Marcel Duchamp'', Museum Bochum - Kunstsammlung,

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*1991 -'' dialogue'' with Tadeusz Kantor, Gallery Krzysztofory, Kraków *1991 -'' Antyperformance'' Action Arts Center, Warsaw *1993 -'' Polish Erotic'',

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, London *1993 -'' Presentation of the living monument. The Prophecy II'', BWA, Wrocław *1994 -'' The Challenge'', Gallery Encouragement, London *1994 -'' Challenge II'', Gallery BWA,

*1995 -'' Monument Vivant'', Gallery Le Lieu, Quebec *1995 -'' The last dispute with Marcel Duchamp'', Gallery Language Plus,

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*1997 -'' Duel Challenge IV of Utopia'', Gallery Manhattan, boat *1999 -'' Scream'', Museum of Sandomierz, Castle, Sandomierz *2012 -'' Toast II'', Contexts. II Ephemeral Art Festival, Sokołowsko

Outdoor projects

*Wladyslaw Jagiello monument in

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*Altar of St. Families in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in Tarnów *Rondo sculpture'' 1'' in front of the Opera in

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Bibliography

*George Beres,'' hallucinations, oracles, altars, challenges occur'' category. National Museum in Poznan,

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, Poznan and Kraków, 1995, *George Beres,'' Art'' bending force, angle occur. Contemporary Art, Kraków 2007 *'' Avant-garde in the open air: Osieki and Lazy 1963–1981. Poland awngarda the second half of the twentieth century in the collection of the Museum in Koszalin.'', Ed. Museum in Koszalin, Koszalin 2008,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beres, Jerzy Polish sculptors Polish male sculptors Polish contemporary artists Polish performance artists 1930 births 2012 deaths